Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-04-27
THE DAY AT HARTFORD.

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Sailing Vessel Property to be Take.
Only ON Net Earnings-The Dunbar
Grade Crossing Bill Set Down Fol
! the Special order ON Thursday-A
bill Passes Relating to Insane Per
sons and Idiots-The Free Pass Bill
Killed.
| HARTFORD, April 26, 1887.
| Especial to the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l
| The close of the session is not now far of.
| There was not much business of impor-
| lance attended to this morning by the law
| makers. The free pass bill was killed in the
House. The Senate concurred in passing
| the bill in exempting vessel property from
taxation.
SENATE BUSINESS.
The committee on judiciary reported ad-
vefsely on the bill establishing workhouse
in Norwalk. The committee on capital, fur
niture and grounds reported favorably on
statuary, ETC., two of the members to be
from Hartford.
WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET.
The Senate passed the bill prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquor within
1 200 feet of any agricultural fair.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
The bill that sailing vessel property reg
istered and enrolled shall be taxed only on
the earnings created some discussion. Sena-
tor Graham spoke in favor. New Haven
owns three-fourths of the vessel property in
the State, and owing to the tax much of it
has gone to New York, notably the fleets of
the Armstrong; and the Trowbridges. SEN
ator Hill also endorsed the measure. He
said that vessel property is being removed
from Connecticut to escape heavy taxation.
There is no tax at all in New York State and
only on the net earnings in Massachusetts,.
Senator Hill then moved to amend to make
the bill read net earnings. Agreed to and
the bill was passed unanimously.
EMPLOYMENT OF DETECTIVES.
Senator Sumner reported from confer
designed to prevent the employment of non
residents as special constables in labor
troubles. Amendment A exempted the Gov
ernor from the operation of the law SO that
he may appoint special eonstables in railroad
and steamboat companies. Amendment B
amended 80 that such appointments by the
Governor must be only employees of the COM
Tany. The conference committee recon-
mended that the Senate concur with the
House in adopting both amendments and
passing the bill.
THURSDAYS SPECIAL ORDER.
The Durham railroad grade crossing bill
WAS made the special order for Thursday at
II a. m. 1t provides that the railroads shall
pay all the expenses of the removal of the
grade crossings. The railroad men are 60
ing to make big opposition and an exciting
time is expected.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The bill appropriating $12, 900 to the State
board of health to be expended for the inves-
tigation of the pollution of streams was
called from the table and created considera-
BILE discussion. Senator Gallagher had read
by the clerk letter from Mr.. Hart, of New
Britain, that the sewage of the city does
not materially defle the water of the streams,
which flows through Newington and into
Park river Hartford. This coup de grace
on the part of Senator Gallagher was really
the means of indefinitely postponing The
vote was taken after further discussion and
resulted IA to 5, the negative votes being
Senators Sumner, Kirkham, Bailey, Coffin
and Hyde.
TO RUN BY ELECTRICITY.
The resolution allowing the Danbury and
Bethel horse railway company to run cars by
electricity was passed.
MATTERS BEFORE THE HOUSE.
Representatives Wilmer and Hyde were ap-
pointed a committee to recall from the Sen
ate the bill providing for the appointment of
a factory inspector.
BASTARDY CASES.
The bill providing that no complaint shall
be withdrawn, dismissed or settled by agree
ment of the mother and the putative father
of any bastard child without the consent of
the selectmen of the town in which said
mother resides was passed.
THE FREE PASS BILL.
The bill providing that railroad com panies
should not issue free passes to persons not in
the employ or acting as agents of any road
in the State was taken up and caused q long
dahQfn Representative
ford, said he did not think
the General Assembly ought to re-
iect the BILL Railroad companies
do not give free passes unless they expected
to get some return for the favor. If he &C.
cepted favor from person he was in duty
bound to make q return and that was the
true inside of the free pass business. Rep
resentative Miner said he considered the
bill an attempt to secure class legislation and
he was opposed to it. Representative Davis,
of Haddann, said he agreed with Mr.. Miner.
Representative Walkely, of Southington,
| said he thought the bill was aimed at person
al freedom and dictatorial, undue
and unjust to free American people and
free corporations. Representative Andrews
thought the bill was one of the most indie
scribably mean things that he ever heard of.
The members of the present General Assem-
bly, had used their passes until the close of
the session and now some of them wanted to
pass law prohibiting railroad companies
from giving passes to future Legislators
The bill was Overwhelmingly defeated.
INSANE PERSONS AND IDIOTS.
The following bill was passed: 1t pro-
vides that whenever any jailer or county
| commissioner shall be of the opinion that
any person confined in Jail upon the commit
| ment of justice of the peace or any city or
police court in any cause within the final
Jurisdiction of such justice or city or police
court, or upon commitment of the Superior
court, is insane or an idiot, it shall be the
duty of the county commissioners to ap-
point some reputable physician to make an
examination of such prisoner. If the persons
examined are pronounced insane or mentally
weak, they shali be transferred to the Con
necticut hospital for the insane or the school
for imbeciles.